Playing is Learning - Schleich

Schleich was founded by Friedrich Schleich in 1935. Its figurines were first released in the 1950's with the development, production and marketing of comic figurines such as Snoopy and The Smurfs. In the early 1980s they added animal figurines and Muppet characters to their range of products. Until the end of 2006, Schleich was a family-owned business. It was then taken over by the British investment company HG Capital,

 

 Jimmy Loves Schleich

they are an amazing learning tool for jimmy

and they continue to feed his love of animals

teaching him about size and different breeds

he has quite a lot which he has brought over the years and they are all on display

on shelves in his flat

he will spend ages feeling each model indavidually and then asking questions about colour

and breed

 

This is Jimmy feeling a Smurf for the first time - this was in Denmark

We also visited a zoo in Denmark which had the biggest Schleich selection we have ever seen

There is always a lot of stigma attatched to toys and adults

and what is age appropriate and what isnt

If jimmy likes them and is learning from them i cannot see a problem

its the same as anyone else collecting different things

And as i mentioned before these are more than toys to jimmy

in some cases they are the only way in to certain areas, They are a way of informing him about an animal that may be new to him, like we would maybe see on tv or in a book, so jimmy uses toys

and they bring him a step closer and open up a whole new adventure for him to learn and explore

THANK YOU SCHLEICH

http://www.schleich-s.com/

3rd November 2012
Just returned from London zoo with Jimmy
and we found some more Schleich
so naturally i took some more photos
he also bought 3 more new animals that he had not felt before to add to his collection